Supergalaxy

"Supergalaxy" in a Sentence (3 examples)

Our galaxy, together with the ninety-three globular clusters and the two Magellanic Clouds, forms a sort of super-galaxy in space.

The radio galaxies Virgo A, Centaurus A and possibly Fornax A lie within the Local Supergalaxy. In addition, the weaker galaxies NGC 4261, M84 and NGC 1068 are also located in this supergalaxy.

Our descendants will observe that they live in a blob of stars, which results from gravity pulling together a few nearby galaxies into one supergalaxy.

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